Every year, the city of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/fantastic-ufo-shaped-evoluon-in-eindhoven-was-designed-by-philips-and-now-helds-green-events/">Eindhoven</a> in the Netherlands transforms into a luminous metropolis during the <a title="GLOW | GLOW licht lichtfestival light light festival eindhoven" href="http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/website/glow/glow.php?action=home" target="_blank">Glow festival</a>, a week-long celebration of art and light. This amazing Cupola dome created by <a title="DE CAGNA UN MONDO DI LED" href="http://www.decagna.com/4/" target="_blank">Luminarie De Cagna</a> was made from over 30,000 <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/led/">LED lights</a>. Taking cues from the architecture of the Renaissance, the 25-meter-tall building was erected around the city's large bronze sculpture of <a title="Anton Philips" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Philips" target="_blank">Anton Philips</a>, a figure considered to be the modern father of Eindhoven.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

Founded back in the 1930's, Luminarie de Cagna began by lighting buildings for festivals with oil and carbide lamps.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

The Cupola surrounds a statue of Anton Philips, considered the modern father of the city of Eindhoven.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

After quickly making the switch to electric lights, the group made the permanent decision to use LED's in 2006.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

A view of the Cupola reflected against the Central Station.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

Last year at the Glow festival in Eindhoven, the Luminarie de Cagna dazzled onlookers with Cupola, a cage of multi-colored LED lights.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

Using strings and nets of LED's, the efficient and brilliant creations are sought after through all of Europe, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

This year's Glow festival will be held from November 10-17, and if the Cupola is any indication, we are sure it will be a brilliant event!

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Luminarie De Cagna LED Light Installation at Glow Festival Eindhoven

Every year, the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands transforms into a luminous metropolis during the Glow festival, a week-long celebration of art and light. This amazing Cupola dome created by Luminarie De Cagna was made from over 30,000 LED lights. Taking cues from the architecture of the Renaissance, the 25-meter-tall building was erected around the city's large bronze sculpture of Anton Philips, a figure considered to be the modern father of Eindhoven.